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Ursula von der Leyen was reelected for another term as President of the European Commission. 401 out of 720 votes, so a pretty solid majority. As a German Christian Democrat she represents the conservative EPP, but has managed to hold together a coalition of conservatives, social democrats and liber...

You can see why the Russians are such a nuisance.

Sure, Greece and the Balkans have a similar attitude, but at least they don’t have nukes.

Topper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:16 pm Biden is trying to turn it into a 2nd Amendment issue.

As a European I could easily get behind the idea that 20 year olds shouldn't be allowed to run around with AR15s in public places.

But, yeah, I know Americans think a place only gets safer the more guns there are there. So there's that.

The shooter has now been identified by the FBI as 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a registered republican. A lot of lefties register as Republicans so they can vote against specific Republicans (Trump) in the primaries. Thomas Matthew Crooks made a donation to ActB...

Is that what they call being within earshot?

Went to see Europe last night. Still touring with the original setting.

https://youtu.be/Y16Oq-QhS9k?si=W8R_AoO6_dl_bMTt


Trying to get out more.

Will go see Deep Purple two weeks from now.

Favourite conspiracy theory meme of the day on that suggest there was no need for both the CIA and Secret Service to be on that roof. What is more likely, a grand conspiracy or human error. Would a grand conspiracy place the final outcome in the hands of a math nerd loner geek with little to no exp...

Definitely an inexperienced shooter. A Swedish article suggested even a mediocre Swedish hunter would hit within an inch of the bull’s eye at that distance. How about an inexperienced Austrian hunter? Canadian? Antiguan? :wink: Don’t know about the other ones, but in Sweden you need to pass a hunte...

Good post Tops. We're trained 2 rounds center mass then a headshot to finish the job only. Going coconut is not a pro Definitely an inexperienced shooter. A Swedish article suggested even a mediocre Swedish hunter would hit within an inch of the bull’s eye at that distance. And this guy was lying d...

The shooter has now been identified by the FBI as 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a registered republican. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/14/donald-trump-shooter-pennsylvania-rally/74396853007/ Rumours of Chinamen and Dominic Vaccaro w...

As for Brexit, I don't think that's a critical factor in the UK's current economic situation. Growth is stagnate in many European countries, inflation raged through the eurozone in 2022, etc. While there certainly has been widespread economic problems all over Europe caused by the pandemic and the ...

I have a hard time seeing what's "Conservative" about the old tories these days; to me, the party seems more like Labour, but less radical, more cautious (and pusillanimous). Maybe they are about "conserving" the UK's structural deficiencies? British people may get shocked by that statement, but I ...

Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:39 pm
Portnoy is right, Clooney & Co. would vote for a head of lettuce for Prez.

Well, considering the other option is a convicted felon and rapist who is also showing signs of dementia... maybe lettuce isn't that bad.

Third, the lib-dems basically held serve in terms of raw vote total, slightly fewer total votes, but a slightly larger vote share than in 2019. They are tough for me to pin down on the political spectrum given that I am not a student of UK politics, more of a casual observer. They seem a bit more s...

The French elections has some good and some bad news. The good news is that the Russian backed National Rally did not gain a majority, which would have impeded a united stance by the EU when it comes to supporting Ukraine. They probably would have, if French elections worked as British do, as they w...